Peterson Viewpoint & Van Damme State Park Beach is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Van Damme State Park near Little River, CA. The route passes Van Damme State Park Beach and Peterson Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi36 – 69 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27359, -123.79734
Nearest town Little River, CA
Directions
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Peterson Viewpoint & Van Damme State Park Beach
2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 42 min
Elevation 37–68 ft
Out & Back · Van Damme State Park
Trailhead: 39.27359, -123.79734
Weather Sep 5: Fog, high 66°F / low 51° · precip 2% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Van Damme State Park Beach.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Peterson Viewpoint.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Peterson Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
47% dirt53% unspecified
Weather
FogTemperature 66°F51°
Precip2%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity90%
Hourly temperature
70°50°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:43 PM
Sun
65°51°
Mon
79°47°
Tue
80°56°
Wed
82°54°
Thu
89°62°
Fri
77°55°
19%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:23 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:43 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:10 PM.
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